作者: Fang Qiaoyun , Ju Xiongfei , Liang lihuan , Xu Angao
DOI: 10.1007/S00705-012-1566-6
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摘要: To study epidemiological features and etiological characteristics of hand, foot mouth disease (HFMD), 42,012 cases were investigated from April 2008 to December 2011 in Huizhou, China. The average incidence rate was 21.16 per 10,000. highest peak HFMD detected between July each year, accounting for 55.93 % all reported cases; another occurred October through December, 24.17 % the cases. Of cases, 89.75 % children less than 4 years old, there a slight predominance boys living rural suburban areas. major pathogens causing enterovirus 71 (EV71) coxsackievirus A16 (CA16). C4a most prominent EV71 subgenotype circulating Huizhou. This founding provides insight developing public-health interventions control prevention HFMD, especially reducing risk high-risk individuals by taking precautions against infections.